"I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior. Until that is done, we are on an aimless course that runs in circles and goes nowhere."

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Source : Venita VanCaspel (1986). “Money dynamics for the new economy”, Simon & Schuster

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“That Jesus’ followers (and later Paul) had resurrection experiences is, in my judgment, a fact. What the reality was that gave rise to the experiences I do not know.”
“What's your favorite book? "The last one I read.”
“When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free.”

Source : Rob Sheffield (2007). “Love Is a Mix Tape: Life, Loss, and What I Listened To”, p.24, Crown Archetype
“Parents always have their own ideas about how they wish their children to be brought up, both morally and spiritually. But they must understand that their children are not their property; that their children are entitled to pursue happiness in any way they wish.”

Source : Graham Masterton (2017). “Ritual”, p.115, Head of Zeus Ltd
“We are exactly where we have chosen to be.”
“Never job backwards. What might have been was a waste of time.”
“The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up whatâ€™s closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed.”
“I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.”

Source : "The Last Mission" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. September 28, 2009.

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